🌱 Homicide Near El Dorado Park + Rancho Los Alamitos Artisan Event

Hi, all; today, we enjoy National Candy Day! I'm back with your fresh edition of the Long Beach Daily. Let's get this Friday started off right, with a quick guide to everything you need to know about what's happening these days in town. In today's briefing, you'll read about these stories and more:

• 🚘 A Metro train collided with an SUV
• 💰 City funds 26 rooms at the Hyland Inn
• 🍃 Improvements at the Colorado Lagoon and Marina Vista Park

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🦃 Thanksgiving Poll!
Thanksgiving is on November 24th. How do you celebrate? So far, 48.1% celebrate a big meal as a family tradition, while 25.9% don’t celebrate and treat it like any other day. In a smaller group, 3.7% don’t celebrate because they feel it glorifies the conquest of Native Americans; however, 22.9% choose to celebrate a traditional Thanksgiving out of gratitude.

📰 Here are the top stories today in Long Beach:

1) At 1:36 p.m. on Wednesday, an SUV and a Metro train collided near 3rd Street and Long Beach Boulevard. Reportedly, both were headed south when the SUV “attempted to make a left turn onto Third Street and struck the train.” By 2:30 p.m., downtown Long Beach train service was back to normal. (Long Beach Post)

2) There was a fatal assault on Wednesday evening in the 7400 block of East Willow Street, which is near El Dorado Park. Officers “discovered an unconscious adult male . . . (who) succumbed to his injuries.” The PD has not released the manner of death. (Long Beach Police Department)

3) Project Roomkey, which provided 202 rooms spread over three motels locally, ended in September. On Thursday, we learned that the City of Long Beach voted to fund the lease for 26 rooms at the Hyland Inn to “house folks who lack permanent shelter” over the next six months. The city also still owns several former motels it bought under Project Homekey. (paywall/Press-Telegram)

4) The city is moving forward with its plan to improve the Colorado Lagoon and Marina Vista Park. On Monday, you have the opportunity to find out what’ll happen at a virtual meeting scheduled for 5:30 PM. Information offered includes details on “critical local traffic impacts (and) construction timelines.” (City of LB)

5) Are you in the mood to do some Christmas shopping? How about this Saturday at the Rancho Los Alamitos? The venue at 6400 East Bixby Hill Road hosts a holiday shopping and artisan event that runs from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. There, you can find one-of-a-kind items from Yesmean Rihbany, The Spicy Kitchen, and Sandy Winkler. (Rancho Los Alamitos)

📆 Today in Long Beach:

• Half-Price Admission at the Long Beach Museum of Art (11 AM)
• Soul Care Reset for moms raising kids with mental health challenges via Zoom (11 AM)
• Classic Film Series at the Billie Jean King Main Library, Miller Room presents CASABLANCA (2 PM)
• Black Veils Cabaret at Harvelle's (8 PM)
• Karaoke at the Broadway Bar (9 PM)

📓 From my notebook:

• "Game day is getting closer, but we have been ready. 💪 We’re 1️⃣1️⃣ days away from our first game of basketball season!" (Long Beach State Athletics via Instagram)
• "On this day 75 years ago, the Spruce Goose made its first and only flight in Long Beach. The 400,000-pound flying boat was the largest flying boat ever built, with the widest wingspan." (Long Beach Airport via Instagram)
• "Our Long Beach Department of Health & Human Services (LBDHHS) has specialized teams called Restorative Engagement to Achieve Collective Health (REACH). The REACH teams consist of a mental health clinician, public health nurse and outreach worker." (Long Beach City via Facebook)
• "We have launched the Recovery Data Dashboard, a new tool for Long Beach community members to track spending and key performance and equity metrics related to the Long Beach Recovery Act." (Long Beach City via Facebook)
• "Our police officers may look a little scruffier this month – we’re participating in No-Shave November! For the first time in LBPD history, sworn personnel will be able to grow out neatly groomed facial hair." (Long Beach Police Department (CA) via Facebook)
• "Our Long Beach Public Library has expanded its Digital Library with two of the online learning industry’s most popular platforms: Coursera and Skillshare, completely free for LBPL cardholders." (Long Beach City via Facebook)

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— Sylvia Cochran

About me: Sylvia Cochran works out of sunny Southern California and has been freelance writing full-time since 2005. She loves dogs, cats, books, plays Best Fiends (don't judge), embraces social justice, and tries to live out Micah 6:8.

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